A second half comeback helped the Warriors seal one of their best wins of the season with an upset victory over the Thunder.
Stephen Curry bounced back from a four-point first half with five second-half 3-pointers and the Golden State Warriors rallied to overcome Shai Gilgeous-Alexander's 52 points and stun the Oklahoma City Thunder 116-109 on Wednesday night in San Francisco.
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander made franchise history in the Oklahoma City Thunder's loss to the Golden State Warriors.
As Oklahoma City dropped another game the other night versus the Golden State Warriors, the team is looking tired and not like its usual self we'd seen through
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scored 52 points in a 116-109 loss against the Golden State Warriors on Wednesday. Below is a statistical breakdown of just how much of the Thunder offense he was responsible for.
More than halfway through the 2024-25 campaign, Oklahoma City Thunder superstar Shai Gilgeous-Alexander is the frontrunner to win MVP.
The 116-109 win means the Warriors have beaten the Western Conference front runners for the second time in three meetings this season. Read more at straitstimes.com.
With this performance, Shai also made NBA history. He became the only Canadian-born player to record multiple games with 50 or more points. Of course, he was tied with fellow Canadian-born player Jamal Murray of the Denver Nuggets with one 50-point game, but after his incredible performance Wednesday night, Shai now stands alone at the top.
The Oklahoma City Thunder, the NBA's top team, got 52 points from Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, the NBA's leading scorer, on Wednesday. It wasn't enough to defeat a team just hovering above .500.
Gilgeous-Alexander has come a long way since those beginnings. His improbable MVP candidate rise has boosted the Thunder from a short rebuild to a title contender. He scored 52 points in their loss to Golden State as the rest of the OKC squad failed to show up.
NBA fans everywhere couldn't believe what they were seeing from Gilgeous-Alexander in the first quarter. Shai Gilgeous-Alexander is getting his buckets, but he is also finding a way to do damage at the free throw line.